Adding the Form's Labels and Text Boxes

You now can add the labels and the text boxes to the interest rate calculation application. In this section, you will learn a shortcut method for adding multiple occurrences of the same control to the same form.

Putting on the First Label and Text Box Set

Follow these steps to add the first set of label and text box controls:

  1. Add the Interest Rate label as follows:

    Name: lblRate

Alignment: 1-RightJustify

Caption: &Interest rate (8 for 8%):

Font: Regular 14

Height: 375

Left: 2040

Top: 1080

Width: 2895

  2. Set up the Interest Rate text box as follows:

    Name: txtRate

Alignment: 0-LeftJustify

Font: 10

Height: 375

Left: 5160

ToolTipText: Actual rate investment grows

Top: 1080

Width: 615

  3. Blank out the text box's ...

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